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'Class stars' are children selected by the class teacher - it could be for extra hard work, a great attitude or achieving something individual to the pupil.

• SMGXFT Final

  Fri 20 Jul 2018 Mrs Hall

  What talented children we have at St Mary's! After multiple rounds of auditions and semi-finals all week, the two finalists showcased their performances for us all this morning. Children then returned to class to vote before returning to the hall for the big announcement. Despite an Oscar-like mishap with the announcement, the winner is....our very own little Annie! Congratulations! 

   

  Thank you Miss McKinlay for organising and running this year's shows.

  

• More Goodbyes!

  Fri 20 Jul 2018 Mrs Hall

  Today, we sadly had to say more goodbyes:

  Jude from Reception is moving on to his new school and we hope he will settle in and have lots of fun. Miss Moyà is also leaving. She has been a most lovely, caring person and we wish her well in her future roles. Finally, we say goodbye to Mr Kirby who leaves to take up his new role in Gilmour Junior School. Who'd have thought that the fresh-faced TA who started 9 years ago would leave us? He was treated to a specially written song from Eden - well done! Thank you for all of your sporting prowess! Congratulations Mr Kirby and we wish you well. 

   

  Finally, we say goodbye to our Year 6 children. Thank you for all you have brought get to St Mary's and we wish you well on your onward journey to secondary school. She them what you are made of and remember to come back and visit when you can.

  

• Goodbye Mrs Bell

  Thu 19 Jul 2018 Mrs Hall
  It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Mrs Bell today. She has taught at St Mary's since 1993 in both KS1 and KS2. Mrs Bell has been a fierce advocate of Reading and has worked intensely with children on the Reading Recovery programme. She will be sadly missed and we hope she comes to visit us when she is able. Thank you for all you have done for St Mary's, Mrs Bell.  

  

• Star Pupils

  Fri 13 Jul 2018 Mrs Hall

  This week's Star Pupils are:

   

  Reception: Emily Stewart and James Angus

  Class 1: George Graham and Joshua Maurice

  Class 2: Ruth McKane and Ethan Strevens

  Class 3 : Max Marsden and Caitlin Rogers

  Class 4 : Harry Smith and Sadie Olsen

  Class 5: Sam Rogers and Sammy-Joe Foulkes

  Class 6: Ella Willock, Mia O'Neill, Harry Morrison and Louis Lowry-Morton

   

   

  Reading Stars:

   

  Reception:  Amelia Wood

  Class 1: Bella Kilty

  Class 2: Charlie Gaughan

  Class 3: Stephen Spencer

  Class 4: Jamie-Leigh Dunne

  Class 5: 

  Class 6: 

   

  French Stars:

  KS1:  Krista Gornall         KS2: Sam Rogers

   

  Well done to all of our stars!!

   

  House of the Week:Molyneux

   

  P.E. Class of the Week: Class 2

• Star Pupils

  Fri 06 Jul 2018 Mrs Hall

  This week's Star Pupils are:

   

  Reception: Sophie Bennett and Grace McKane

  Class 1: Michael Stokes and Niamh Westoby

  Class 2: Bobby Pearson and Asia Wood

  Class 3 : Eleanor Rowson and Steven Spencer

  Class 4 : Zara Smith and Ava Perry

  Class 5: Lucas Snelham and Georgia Martlew

  Class 6: 

   

   

  Reading Stars:

   

  Reception:  Jacob Patterson-Stevenson

  Class 1: Ava Hughes

  Class 2: Lewi Cook Jacob Irving

  Class 3: Ava Browne

  Class 4: Jayden Yates-Hawkins

  Class 5: Danika Hale

  Class 6: 

   

  French Stars:

  KS1:  Erin Tunstead         KS2: Ada Nicholson-Pike

   

  Well done to all of our stars!!

   

  House of the Week: Alt

   

  P.E. Class of the Week: Class 2

   

  The most punctual class this week was Class 3 -100 % - Fantastic!

   

  Class attendances this week were:

   

  Reception: 98 %

  Class 1: 99.7 %

  Class 2: 98.7 %

  Class 3: 100 %

  Class 4: 98.2 %

  Class 5 : 99.3 %

  Class 6: 98.6 %

• Aspirations Day

  Mon 02 Jul 2018 Mrs Hall

  What an excting day! We have had a wide variety of visitors today from a broad range of careers to talk to us for our Aspirations Day. We played 'Guess Who' with some of our visitors before having sessions in class to find out more about their jobs. 

   

  This afternoon, Key Stage 2 have been having a Careers Fair where they had to write and ask questions to find out more about their possible future careers.

   

  Thank you to all the parents and visitors who gave up their time to come and talk to us - the children thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you also to Miss Turpin for all of the hard work she has put in to organise the day.

   

   

  

• Star Pupils

  Fri 29 Jun 2018 Mrs Hall

  This week's Star Pupils are:

   

  Reception: Alex O'Brien and Michael Byrne

  Class 1: Evie Jones and Scarlett Thompson

  Class 2: Evie Walsh and Lucy Caine

  Class 3 : Charlie McGrath, Ava Browne and Max Marsden

  Class 4 : Zara Smith and Tyus Henry

  Class 5: Sean Bulger and Emily Rice

  Class 6: Will Beamish and Scarlett Tully

   

   

  Reading Stars:

   

  Reception:  Jude Saunderson

  Class 1: Charlie MCabe

  Class 2: Bobby Pearson

  Class 3: Steven Spencer

  Class 4: Ava Smith

  Class 5: Eden Pickavance

  Class 6: George Ayers

   

  French Stars:

  KS1:  Phoebe Smedley-Manville         KS2: Harley Blundell

   

  Well done to all of our stars!!

   

  House of the Week: Derby

   

  P.E. Class of the Week: All Classes!

• Festival of Sport

  Tue 26 Jun 2018 Mrs Hall

  Today was our Festival of Sport. It was opened by our award winning dance troupe ( video is in the Summer Term gallery) and then we were off! 

   

  Children took part in a range of activities, earning points for their house as they went. They could also earn points for good sportsmanship, teamwork and helping others. 

   

  Everyone did really well, especially as it was one of the hornets days of the year so far! During each round, a rest break was built in for one team so they could cool down and rehydrate. 

   

  At at the end of the morning, scores were collated and the winning house was....Derby! Congratulations to everyone who took part and Derby for being worthy winners ( I’m in Derby so I’m a little biased!)

   

  Thank you to everyone who came to watch - we hope you enjoyed yourselves and were not too frazzled! Thank you to Mr Kirby, Mr Moran and Mr Wilson for organising and setting up the activities and to the whole staff for running activities and helping the morning run smoothly. Thank you to the PTFA for being on hand to help where needed, and for providing anc distributing drinks and fruit.

  

• Lockerbie GROUP 9(8mix)

  Fri 22 Jun 2018 Mr Hargreaves

  Here are photographs from Group 9 (and some Group 8 mixed in) to go alongside the other post for Group 8 and mix.

   

  Thanks,

  
  Mr Hargreaves

  

• Lockerbie 2018 Photographs Group 8 and a mix

  Fri 22 Jun 2018 Mr Hargreaves

  Dear Parents of Y5 and Y6,

   

  I hope you got everyone home safely and the washing didn’t smell too much! As promised, here is the first set of photographs. These are mostly from Group 8 but also other groups mixed in. I wanted to get these on as quickly as possible for you - even before my washing has gone in!  Other sets will be uploaded soon.

   

  I hope you enjoy looking through with your children.

   

  Mr Hargreaves and Team MSWD-Lockerbie18

   

  Dear Parents,

   

  Just before we left we took our second ‘official photograph’. Great contract to the one on the hill! We are next to the Lake that we enjoyed so much. We will be home very soon.

   

  Team SMWD-Lockerbie18